The Minnesota Twins, based in Minneapolis, Minn., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the American League Central Division. The Twins were founded as the Washington Senators in 1901.
TWINS 5, YANKEES 4at Fort Myers, Fla. Friday, Feb. 27 Yankees at the plate: Brett Gardner, who is battling for the starting center-field job, went 2-for-2 with a double, a walk and a run scored. Nick Swisher singled in each of his first two at-bats. Justin Leone homered in the second inning. Twins at the [...]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Twins second baseman Alexi Casilla couldn't hide the smile that spread across his face. When asked about the moment this offseason that he learned shortstop Nick Punto was coming back to the Twins, Casilla's excitement seemed hard to contain. "I've been working with Punto since I got here with this team, [...]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — It had been nearly six months since Joe Crede had stepped into the batter's box during a live game. But when Crede returned to the field on Friday, making his Twins debut as the designated hitter against the Yankees, he said there was only one big difference from that last plate [...]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Denard Span has spent the majority of his career as a center fielder. It's the position he was drafted at and the one he played throughout his time in the Minor Leagues. Last year, when Span was called up to the Majors to fill in for an injured Michael Cuddyer, he [...]
SARASOTA, Fla. — Minnesota starter Nick Blackburn's first Spring Training outing was far different than his last start of the 2008 season, the one-game tiebreaker against the White Sox. At least in atmosphere. This time, there wasn't the pressure of a playoff spot on the line. There were no intimidating black towels waving from a [...]
Twins 10, Reds 4at Sarasota, Fla. Feb. 26, 2009 Reds at the plate: Not much offense for Cincinnati regulars after a seven-run, 14-hit opener on Wednesday. Brandon Phillips got the first hit with a single in the fifth inning. Jeff Keppinger added a single in the sixth. A four-run seventh got the Reds on the [...]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Twins will likely be without pitcher Boof Bonser for the entire 2009 season after doctors discovered partial tears in the labrum and rotator cuff in his right shoulder during arthroscopic surgery on Wednesday. Two previous MRIs performed on Bonser's shoulder had revealed no structural damage. But the tears were discovered [...]
TWINS 5, RED SOX 2at Fort Myers, Fla. Wednesday, Feb. 25 Twins at the plate: Justin Morneau doubled to left field in his first at-bat of the season. He drew a walk as he went 1-for-2 on the night. Mike Redmond and Alexi Casilla each had an RBI single in the second inning. Red Sox [...]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has made a habit every spring of bringing prospects over from the club's Minor League complex to play in a Grapefruit League contest. The one-day callups have allowed the skipper to get a quick glimpse at some of the up-and-coming players in the organization. But this year, [...]
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Spring Training is the time when most clubs determine how they are going to fill the holes on their roster. But as the Twins prepare to open up their Spring Training game schedule when they host the Red Sox on Wednesday night at 6:05 CT live on MLB.TV, there are very [...]